By: David J. Smith, February 16, 2015 The American frontier of the 19th century conjures up images of western towns lacking law and order, cattle drives and rodeos, not so peaceful encounters between eastern migrating “whites” and native populations, and pioneering farmers and their families staking out land claims. This imagery is particularly powerful in Oklahoma, which wasContinueContinue reading “On the Frontier of Peace and Conflict Studies: Tulsa Community College”
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Global Health Crises, Pandemics and Policy Challenges: Approaches to Teaching in Community Colleges, April 9-11, 2015, Northern Virginia Community College
The Northern Virginia Community College Institute for Public Service will host a seminar for community college faculty April 9-11, 2015 that will focus on global public health issues. Global Health Crises, Pandemics and Policy Challenges: Approaches to Teaching in Community Colleges is designed to improve the teaching and learning of global health issues in communityContinueContinue reading “Global Health Crises, Pandemics and Policy Challenges: Approaches to Teaching in Community Colleges, April 9-11, 2015, Northern Virginia Community College”
Reflections on 2014
By: David J. Smith, December 18, 2014 Teaching about peace and the resolution of conflict became more relevant than ever this past year. Domestic strife such as the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO challenged us to reexamine the means by which law enforcement is conducted in the U.S. It alsoContinueContinue reading “Reflections on 2014”
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